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Peru: 'sensational' Inca find for British team in Andes [ ancestor stones ]
The Observer ^ | Sunday, December 5, 2010 | Dalya Alberge

Posted on 12/09/2010 8:08:14 AM PST by SunkenCiv

A British team of archaeologists on expedition in the Peruvian Andes has hailed as "sensational" the discovery of some of the most sacred objects in the Inca civilisation -- three "ancestor stones", which were once believed to form a precious link between the heavens and the underworld... Dr Frank Meddens, research associate of Royal Holloway, who was also on the expedition, said they had "danced a little jig on top of the mountain" after discovering the objects that they had only read about in 16th-century Spanish documents.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancestorstones; godsgravesglyphs; incas; peru
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To: wildbill

I enjoy much of the movie “Stargate”, although the canned faux anti-war message is tiresome. Part of the reason I like it is, the fake science isn’t even remotely plausible because the story is so dreadfully poorly thought out.

Anyway, on the DVD I have there’s a bonus video, “Is There Really A Stargate?” or something like that, von Dannekin appears in it. Hoot city! Ooh, looks like it’s online!

http://www.google.com/search?q=is+there+a+stargate?


21 posted on 12/09/2010 5:06:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Vendome

Hey, that was me, dammit. /s


22 posted on 12/09/2010 6:23:26 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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